A TRULY EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITION 



The exhibits of fruit and beverages made from 

 it were staged in the extensive buildings forming 

 the Municipal Schools. No less than 3,150 plates 

 of fruit, each plate containing ten specimens, were 

 exhibited. Some of the apples measured as much 

 as from 13 to 14f inches in circumference, and 

 weighed over 18 ozs. To illustrate the thorough 

 manner in which the people are educated to realize 

 the importance of detail concerning the fruit they 

 grow, I may say that exhibitors had to fill up a 

 printed card for each variety exhibited, particular- 

 izing the characteristics of the tree at various 

 stages of growth and also of the fruit, the nature 

 of the soil, situation, etc. The card is subsequently 

 placed alongside the plate on which the fruit is 

 exhibited, so that visitors are put in possession of 

 what is known concerning its growth and character- 

 istics. The advantage of these details was brought 

 home to us when we observed several country 

 people taking apples from their pockets and com- 

 paring them with the various fruits exhibited until 

 they could identify the sort, when they made 

 notes of the names and qualities for future use 

 and reference. The exhibitors sometimes supple- 

 mented the information given on the card by 

 adding drawings of the trees and plans of the 

 orchards, specifying the exact trees from which 

 the samples exhibited had been taken. In judging, 

 from 1 to 25 points were awarded for the informa- 

 tion given on the cards ; from 1 to 25 points for 

 the appearance of the exhibit ; from 1 to 50 points 

 for the density of the juice. This latter was 

 ascertained at the show, the apples being ground 

 and pressed for the purpose. Mr. Lloyd was 



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